PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Leonardo Da Silva (ranked 500 p4p, 705 weight class) and Georges St. Georges (ranked 68 p4p, 86 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Da Silva might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Lil Uzi Vert - XO Tour Llif3. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Da Silva
vs
St. Georges

167 cm
37
135
29 - 16 - 0

167 cm
28
138
9 - 4 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

SynCity Fightwear
Voodoo Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 16 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Leonardo Da Silva!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Georges St. Georges!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Gwen Towbar and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St. Georges misses with a hook. Da Silva ducked under it nicely.
It looked like Da Silva wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
St. Georges misses with a right hand
and Da Silva counters with a slapping leg kick.
Nice jab there from St. Georges.
St. Georges scores with a hook to the body. Da Silva takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
St. Georges checks a low kick from Da Silva.
St. Georges scores with a hook.
St. Georges misses with an attempted mid kick.
Da Silva throwing a counter right hand but St. Georges manages to avoid it.
St. Georges swings for the body but Da Silva moves out of range.
Da Silva is looking to counter punch.
Da Silva walks into a left hand.
Da Silva on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by St. Georges. St. Georges obviously looking to wear him down.
St. Georges misses with a looping right.
Da Silva was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
St. Georges lands a really nice looking cross but Da Silva seems unphased.
St. Georges fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
This has been an exciting period of action!
St. Georges ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Da Silva moves away.
Da Silva tries a low kick but St. Georges avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from St. Georges.
St. Georges misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Da Silva.
St. Georges misses with a wild body shot.
St. Georges steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Da Silva.
St. Georges clobbers Da Silva with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Da Silva throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Da Silva works St. Georges's body with a nice hook.
St. Georges fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
St. Georges darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A low kick from St. Georges is predictable there
and Da Silva counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Georges St. Georges seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
St. Georges fails with a takedown attempt.
St. Georges throws a low kick but it's checked well by Da Silva.
Da Silva swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva throws a low kick but St. Georges moves out of range easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from St. Georges. Da Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
St. Georges gets off balance looking for a body kick
letting Da Silva counter with a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
St. Georges misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Da Silva connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A low kick lands for St. Georges.
St. Georges misses with a low kick as Da Silva jumps back.
Da Silva feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Da Silva avoids the head kick by St. Georges.
St. Georges misses with a body kick.
Leonardo Da Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
St. Georges swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It looked like Da Silva was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from St. Georges.
St. Georges throws a front kick aimed at Da Silva's knee but Da Silva avoids it well.
Da Silva is looking to counter punch.
Da Silva avoids the body shot from St. Georges.
As St. Georges looks to move away, Da Silva throws a big counter combo but St. Georges just gets out of the way.
St. Georges comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
St. Georges lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Da Silva at a distance.
Da Silva takes a shot right to the bread basket.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva on the wrong end of a nice jab.
St. Georges looks to score with a jab to the body but Da Silva is just out of range.
St. Georges lands a leg kick that knocks Da Silva off balance momentarily.
Da Silva takes a body punch but keeps moving.
St. Georges with a jab.
St. Georges looks to land a combination but Da Silva avoids it well.
Da Silva looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
St. Georges scores with a jab to the jaw.
St. Georges with the inside leg kick.
Da Silva swings for the body but St. Georges moves out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from St. Georges misses.
St. Georges scoring well with a low kick there.
St. Georges's corner calls for a 1-2. St. Georges obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
St. Georges rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Da Silva counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps St. Georges thinking.
Good standup being displayed there by St. Georges as he connects with a hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
St. Georges shoots and misses
and Da Silva makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
St. Georges scores with a nice head shot.
Da Silva bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Da Silva on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Da Silva slips a straight right by St. Georges.
St. Georges delivers a nice body kick.
St. Georges lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
St. Georges connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by St. Georges.
Da Silva slips a jab from St. Georges.
Da Silva lands with a good body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Da Silva chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before St. Georges can pounce on him.
St. Georges throws a jab when Da Silva was well out of range.
St. Georges lands a nice looking body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Georges St. Georges dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Da Silva.
St. Georges throws a sloppy head kick and Da Silva moves out of range easily.
It looked like Da Silva was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from St. Georges.
St. Georges works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
St. Georges with a nice cross.
St. Georges scores with a decent looking hook.
St. Georges misses with a looping left.
An attempted straight right counter from Da Silva misses the target.
St. Georges connects with a good right hand that stumbles Da Silva. Da Silva circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A lazy left from St. Georges finds it's target.
St. Georges throws a leg kick but Da Silva checks it.
A head kick from St. Georges lands but Da Silva takes it in his stride.
St. Georges throws a nice inside leg kick.
St. Georges avoids the body shot from Da Silva.
Da Silva is looking to wear down St. Georges with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Da Silva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
St. Georges misses with a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St. Georges looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A looping hook to the body misses from St. Georges. Da Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Da Silva walks into a left hand.
St. Georges scores with a nice head shot.
St. Georges tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Da Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by St. Georges.
Da Silva lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Danga de danga de dang - St. Georges scores with a four punch combination!
St. Georges is looking to slow Da Silva down with leg kicks.
St. Georges scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
St. Georges thumps Da Silva with a low kick.
Da Silva uses good head movement to avoid the hook from St. Georges.
St. Georges throws a quick inside leg kick.
St. Georges lands a nice leg kick that just misses Da Silva's sensitive parts.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
St. Georges listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St. Georges thuds his shin into the meat of Da Silva's side.
St. Georges throws a body punch but Da Silva moves out of range.
St. Georges misses with a left hand
and Da Silva counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Da Silva misses with a body punch
and St. Georges counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
St. Georges jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Da Silva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but St. Georges was well out of range. Poor timing from Da Silva.
St. Georges throws a series of punches but Da Silva moves out of range.
Da Silva jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A jab from St. Georges finds it's way through Da Silva's defenses.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Da Silva might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Da Silva looks to land a body kick but St. Georges moved away.
St. Georges throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Da Silva looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A cross from St. Georges lands.
Da Silva's hands are dropping dangerously low here and St. Georges connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Da Silva scrambles back to his feet.
A shot to the body from St. Georges misses
and St. Georges takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St. Georges throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Da Silva tries to move into range but St. Georges moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
St. Georges lands a slapping body shot.
St. Georges tries to bum rush Da Silva with a series of wild strikes but Da Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
St. Georges lands with a straight right. Da Silva didn't see that one coming.
A head kick misses from St. Georges.
Nice body punch from St. Georges.
St. Georges lands a jab to the head.
St. Georges uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Da Silva has time to react.
Da Silva gets cracked with a nice right hand there by St. Georges.
Da Silva is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
St. Georges misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Da Silva appears to be looking for a big counter.
St. Georges cracks Da Silva with an open hand slap.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
St. Georges shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Da Silva as he avoids it easily.
Da Silva looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
St. Georges drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
St. Georges scores with a kick to the midsection.
Da Silva swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by St. Georges.
St. Georges works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Da Silva takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
St. Georges lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
St. Georges throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Da Silva stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Da Silva throws a low kick, looking for St. Georges's leg but St. Georges calmly moves out of range.
St. Georges scoring well with a low kick there.
Da Silva ducks under a wild hook from St. Georges.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
St. Georges takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
St. Georges with a lazy takedown attempt
and Da Silva counters with a nice uppercut.
Da Silva stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from St. Georges.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Georges St. Georges showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

St. Georges tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Da Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from St. Georges.
Da Silva is looking to counter punch.
St. Georges swings widly with a right hand
and Da Silva counters with a left to the body.
Da Silva on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by St. Georges. That's going to slow Da Silva down.
St. Georges throws a head kick but Da Silva moves out of range.
St. Georges works the jab nicely.
St. Georges throws the left hand but Da Silva avoids the punch easily.
Da Silva walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
St. Georges attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St. Georges scores with a decent looking hook.
Da Silva takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Da Silva throws a shot from downtown. St. Georges moves away and avoids it.
St. Georges moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
St. Georges connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Da Silva momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St. Georges looks for the body kick but Da Silva saw that one coming.
St. Georges fails to land with a series of punches.
Da Silva was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
The fighters circling - Da Silva throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
St. Georges lands the left hand.
Da Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body but St. Georges moves away.
The fighters circle momentarily. St. Georges darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
St. Georges misses with a looping left.
Da Silva throwing a counter right hand but St. Georges manages to avoid it.
St. Georges misses with an uppercut
and Da Silva makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
St. Georges with a jab.
St. Georges misses with an uppercut.
Georges St. Georges seems to be getting the better of the standup.
St. Georges misses with an attempted mid kick.
Da Silva swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
St. Georges lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
St. Georges dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from St. Georges.
St. Georges throws a hook to the side of Da Silva's head but Da Silva sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Da Silva is looking to counter punch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
St. Georges connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
St. Georges misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Da Silva was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
St. Georges tests Da Silva's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Da Silva tries a low kick but St. Georges avoids it.
St. Georges throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Da Silva is looking to counter punch.
St. Georges throws a body punch but Da Silva moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Da Silva misses the target.
Da Silva darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
St. Georges scores with a jab to the head.
St. Georges walks into a straight right hand from Da Silva.
St. Georges lands a head kick!
Da Silva connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St. Georges throws a leg kick but Da Silva sees it coming and checks it nicely.
St. Georges darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Da Silva lands the left hand.
Da Silva tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and St. Georges is able to avoid easily.
St. Georges misses with a shot to the body
and Da Silva counters with a straight right hand.
St. Georges listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A left lands for Da Silva.

St. Georges is rocked!
St. Georges misses with a hook. Da Silva ducked under it nicely.
Da Silva tried to counter with a leg kick but St. Georges avoided it.
St. Georges is still on wobbly legs! Can Da Silva finish him?
A shot to the liver by Da Silva. Beautiful body shot.
St. Georges on the wrong end of a nice jab.
St. Georges goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
St. Georges misses with a body kick.
St. Georges takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Da Silva throws an overhand right that drops St. Georges like a sack of potatoes! Da Silva dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Leonardo Da Silva!
Leonardo Da Silva retains his featherweight title!
A very excited looking Leonardo Da Silva made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.